Born:
 September 19, 1950, Tokyo
 
Education:
 1973 University of the Sacred Heart Tokyo, Faculty of Liberal
    Arts
 
Career:
 1985 Chief Editor, Sankei Living Newspaper (world's largest
    newspaper for housewives, with a circulation of nine
    million)
 2000 Member, House of Representatives
 2004 first elected to the Senate
 2010 second elected to the Senate
 2016 third elected to the Senate
 2022 fourth elected to the Senate
 
(Major posts in the Senate)
 2009 Chairperson, Committee on Environment
 2012 Chairperson, Special Committee on Official
    Development Assistance and Related Matters
 2016 Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korea
    Abduction Issue and Related Matters
 2019 Chairperson, Special Committee on Political Ethics
    and Election System
 2020 Chairperson, Special Committee on North Korean
    Abduction Issue and Related Matters
 
(Major posts in the Government)
 2005 Parliamentary Secretary of Cabinet Office
 2006 Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (education
    rebuilding)
 2014 Chairperson of the National Public Safety Commission
    Minister in charge of the Abduction Issue
    Minister in charge of Ocean Policy and Territorial Issues
    Minister in charge of Building National Resilience
    Minister of State for Disaster Management
 
(Major posts in a political party)
 2008 Director, Woman's Affairs Division, Liberal Democratic
    Party (LDP)
    Chief Secretary, Special Committee on North Korean
    Abductions, LDP
 2013 Chairperson, Headquarters for North Korean Abductions,
    LDP
    Chairperson, LDP Policy Board in the Senate
 2016 Chairperson, Headquarters for North Korean Abductions,
    LDP
    Chairperson, Research Commission on Culture and
    Tradition, LDP
 2019 Chairperson, Party Ethics Committee, LDP
 
Note: The Sangiin, which had been known as the House of Councillors, is called the Senate in English as of August 2026.

(as of October 26,2026)